Sustainable Eating on a Budget

Sustainable Eating on a Budget

Make your own. When you buy processed foods, you are paying for packaging, pesticides, and transportation. By replacing store-bought items with homemade counterparts, you can save huge amounts of money and enjoy the privilege of knowing exactly what went into your...

Coming to Our Senses in the Concrete Jungle

Our guest blogger, Katarina Rodriguez is a Spoons Across America Programs Associate from CUNY Service Corps 2014-2015. Her post is a response to the Time Magazine article, ‘Coming to Our Senses on Education and Nutrition’, written by Dr. Ingrid...

From our Table to Yours: A Soup to Warm your Soul

Happy Thanksgiving from Spoons Across America! Enjoy this kid-friendly recipe from SAA Culinary Educator Catherine Lea.   The 5th graders at PS 132 made this simple soup full of rich fall flavors for their families earlier this month. Now you can try it at home! Kids...

Teaching the Elements of Taste

The looks on their faces when they tasted the cider vinegar were priceless. Some of the students opened their eyes wide, others slammed them shut so hard their heads shook. “That’s vinegar!” one shouted. “That’s gross!” said...
5 Reasons to Love Packing a Lunchbox

5 Reasons to Love Packing a Lunchbox

My kids aren’t very picky eaters, but they flat out refuse to eat school food. And since my middle schooler’s lunch period is at 10:40 in the morning, she turns into a voraciously hungry and very cranky preteen by the time she gets home. Thankfully, they...
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